Category: Birds

  • A very nice flight

    Finally the floodgates reopened over the NE and mid-Atlantic as winds turned WNW and skies cleared. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. I was a little late to get this post up, so I’ll make it […]

  • Small push to the coast

    Migration was light last night, but also highly directional from west to east suggesting a concentration along the coast this morning. Higher densities in southern NJ further suggest that Cape May (rather than Sandy Hook) will hold more birds this morning. Western wanderers such as Cave Swallow or perhaps another Ash-throated Flycatcher are definitely possible […]

  • No migration last night & winterizing the website

    Nothing was moving last night over the mid-Atlantic last night as we remain entrenched in the southerlies from a large low over southern Canada. As you might have figured out by now, my posting has gotten a little inconsistent over the last week. A bunch of things ranging from the trials of raising two kids, […]

  • Very little migration

    Southerly flow up high coupled with some precipitation and calm winds down low seem to have precluded much migration last night. Birding conditions today should be consistent with yesterday.   Good Birding David

  • it’s wet AND WILD!

    Sorry for posting so late in the day but family responsibilities kept me busy this morning. Birds were on the move last night- and migration was eventually eclipsed by heavy rain and opposing winds. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to […]

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